http://gkroeger.stblogs.com Thoughts on trying to follow Christ in todays world Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:04:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I posted the following article on this blog on August 17, 2009 and received a few rebuttals claiming I was not pro life if I did not support a government health care plan. At the time I posted this article I was (and still am) concerned about several issues regarding the ... http://gkroeger.stblogs.com/2009/10/01/this-is-what-i%e2%80%99m-talking-about/ Yesterday I attended a presentation by Scott Klusendorf one of the leading pro life speakers in the Country today.  Scott has debated many pro choice people and his speech yesterday was centered on the differences in thought between the opposing sides in this ongoing controversy.   Scott’s explanation as to why this ... http://gkroeger.stblogs.com/2009/09/25/pro-life-versus-pro-choice-debate/ As the previous and present administrations of our government continue to destroy our highly successful political experiment of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness; we need to turn back to the wisdom of Church teaching. Pope Benedict XVI’s recent encyclical “caritias-in-veritate” contains not only Pope Benedict XVI’s own very ... http://gkroeger.stblogs.com/2009/09/19/pope-benedict-xvi%e2%80%99s-caritias-in-veritate/ If anyone doubts the left leaning liberal bias of the mainstream news media, please explain why we continue to be kept in the dark about attacks on Christianity and stories that are anti Christian are blown out of proportion and reported over and over again. How many readers of this article ... http://gkroeger.stblogs.com/2009/09/01/does-the-liberal-media-think-we-are-mushrooms/ Many Catholic groups have come out and supported a government sponsored health care program that meets all requirements of Catholic teaching, namely health care for all human life from conception to natural death. Groups such as the Saint Vincent DePaul Society, Catholic Charities, and even the USCCB have recently announced support ... http://gkroeger.stblogs.com/2009/08/17/problems-with-catholic-organizations-supporting-any-government-sponsored-health-care-program-at-this-time%e2%80%a6/ 2 Timothy 4: 1 - 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: 2 preach the word, be urgent in season and out of season, convince, rebuke, and exhort, be unfailing ... http://gkroeger.stblogs.com/2009/08/08/todays-scripture-readings-are-especially-meaningful/ For 50 years our society has been turning away from classifying individuals by race, religion, and ethnic background. Martin Luther King and many others gave their lives for this worthy vision. We now have a President and administration that is working feverishly to reestablish a society based on classes. The ... http://gkroeger.stblogs.com/2009/08/07/obama%e2%80%99s-class-system/ "If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated you.” John 15:18   Too soon old, to late smart………. One of the joys of old age is the ability to look back over time and recognize more clearly the events of your life and their meaning. I turned ... http://gkroeger.stblogs.com/2009/08/02/prospective-on-world-outlook-from-young-to-old/ Our complicit news media is again working with the socialist politicians attempting to quiet the growing rebellion among the awakening masses regarding their plan to take over the Health Care industry. . Today Reuters and other news agencies are reporting a win for conservatism claiming that the “Blue Dog” Democrats have ... http://gkroeger.stblogs.com/2009/07/29/don%e2%80%99t-be-fooled-by-our-non-representing-representatives-on-health-care/ Watch this video and post your comments; Do you believe that Obama could be this devious? He certainly has a staff of people capable of planning such an attack.   The Vortex opinion of Obama strategy http://gkroeger.stblogs.com/2009/07/29/watch-this-video-and-post-your-opinion/